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50 years of Medicare/Medicaid

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In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson asked Congress to support health protections for senior citizens and children. Fifty years later, Medicare and state-shared Medicaid are two pillars of what's been called the American social insurance system. We'll discuss the past and future of the programs with Elder Law Attorney and Medicare expert Paul Sturgul.

Hans Ahlström is the host of several programs including the daily musical variety show Weekday, the mostly straight ahead jazz show Night Studio, the self explanatory Blues Today, and the eclectic Sound Spectrum. You can also hear Hans as the local host of NPR's All Things Considered news magazine. He also helps manage Public Radio 90's web content, interviews local and visiting writers and artists, works with NMU student interns, and writes the occasional news story.